This came to be known as the Civil War. These two conflicts are different but are both quite important to the formation of our country. ... One such riot took place in New York City during 1863 by anti-black Irish-Americans. An economic revolution also occurred from the Civil War. ... The American Civil War had a great impact on the American people because it was a war of values and customs; it caused many changes to take place economically, politically, and especially socially....

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Loyalists were colonists who decided it was best to side with their forebears, the British Empire, during the American Revolution. The Revolution was very much a civil war, as it forced people to choose a side - and that divided families. ... That's only because the patriots won the war. ... But it's important to see the loyalist perspective. - that originally, all colonists were founded by the British, so were British citizens. ... Perhaps if we were alive during that period of history and were part of an American colony on the verge of war, we'd choose peace as well....

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The battle itself was less important than the speech." ... Gettysburg stands as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. ... In his speech, Lincoln spoke of how the Civil War was a test of whether our nation could even survive. ... Lincoln's speech made people think about the true meaning and effect of a Civil War, and whether the country as a whole was more important than the wants of a few. ... The country is suffering, but it isn't a Civil War that is tearing us apart, it is the greed of the wealthy and the suffering of the rest of us. ...

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These four very important men had different views on the government and how the people should be controlled by the government. ... " In this quote he argues that the natural state of man is war. This means that without any civil government people are not safe and will fight with each other. ... Many were beaten during their arrest or questioning. ... Finally, these four very important men had different views on the government and people, but they were thinking in the benefit of the people. ...

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That is why people like James Covey(Morgan Freeman) and Taben(the guy who owned two banks) fought for the reinforcement of the ideology which so greatly inspired them during the american revolution. ... People like the 8th president of the United states, Martin Van Bueren, it was to his convenience that he would allow slavery to be tolerated, for even U.S Secretary of State John Forsyth was threatening him that setting these Africans free, may mean civil war and ruin his chances for re-election. ... It was because of fear of civil war, and other personal reasons that they didn't want to...

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The Civil War, a war where never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle, was largely attributed to our rights, which demonstrated the importance of all American's freedoms. Another of the more recent events that showed how important our rights are, was the Civil Rights Movement. ... One such way would be to support war efforts by doing volunteer work at a war materials manufacturer, or donating war supplies like nylon. ... In conclusion, there is nothing greater we can do for our country and its future generations of people, than reach out to its future. ... Assist...

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John Locke is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . ... This was going on during the mid-seventeenth-century,which was an era of repression, rebellion, and civil war, and there is an outpouring of political pamphlets and tracts, the most influential writings came from John Locke. ... John Locke had an important impact on America's Political system. ... Obviously John Locke had an important impact on America's Political system because they are still used even today. ... A final thing that influenced Locke w...

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When John Locke wrote about a civil government, he did not encourage it totally. ... The only way to form a civil society of majority rule is to have a society of people submitting themselves into the majority and agrees to abide by the rules of the majority. ... The legislature is the most important because it's first rule is to preserve society. ... The legislature must rule solely for the good of the people, each region has equal representation in legislation and they may not raise taxes on property without the consent of the people. ... John Locke wanted to see a revolution of a "...

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Most people think that the ban of slavery was a human rights issue in the south, where in fact it was a major economic one. ... According to Carl Abbott, in the years following the American Revolution, slavery, which had never been so prevalent or economically important in the North as in the South, became the South's "peculiar institution." ... (Abbott) Nevertheless, despite widespread questioning of its morality and a surplus of private liberation's in the Upper South during the revolutionary era, bondage actually expanded in the southern states. ... Between the North and the Sou...

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Locke was growing up during the English Civil War, in which Parliamentary forces battled King Charles I over matters of taxation, political power, and true religion. ... These works contributed to the great fame of John Locke during his own lifetime as the greatest English philosopher. ... Perhaps most importantly, Locke introduced the system of checks and balances, which was later the foundation on which the US government was founded. ... His practical way of thinking made the people believe that it was time for a change, and that the government was being run by the wrong people. Certainly J...

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Currently during this time slavery was allowed if the slaves were born in a plantation or born from a slave. 3. ... Abolitionists and Christians feel it is destiny to save people. When the slaves were reading the bible they saw Jesus saving people which symbolized this. ... Why is the case of the Amistad Africans important symbolically to the South? This case was a huge deal because if the Amistad Africans did not get executed then the south would be very angry with this news and Calhoun believed that this would result in a civil war as well as no re-election for president Van ...

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He opposed the absolute authority of the state and the church; he felt that individuals should rely on themselves to make important decisions rather than having decisions imposed on them. ... We in Canada believe that it is very important for the government to be accountable to the citizens and reflect the wills and beliefs of the citizens. ... During the course of the movement the black people campaigned for the release of non-white people detained without trial and many more to do with the unfair treatment of the black citizens. ... The Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of demonstrations ...

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